An annual report on anti-Semitism was given during a press conference just this past Sunday in Jerusalem at the Jewish Agency. According to Dave Bedein, the head of the Center for Near East Policy Research, this issue is the most problematic with Israel's Palestinian neighbors.
When questioned by Bedein, Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky claims that for the past several years he has been involved in the government he has pressed the issue of anti-Semitism, stating that "the most important criteria of whether there is a real desire for peace on the side of our partners, has to be what they're teaching their children in their schools." He made this statement after Bedein showed him a Palestinian schoolbook with several anti-Semetic remarks.
Despite his previous statement, Sharansky said that though the anti-Semitism issue in the Palestinian press is crucial and unfortunate, it is not one of the most important problems to solve in order to reach peace with them.
Bedein believes that Israel is watching out for anti-Semitism in every other part of the world, except for right next to them. He also commented that they have done nothing this far to stop it within the Palestinian authority.
Though statistics have decreased from last year and the issue of anti-Semitism seems to be fading, it is still a threat to the Jewish population and needs to be taken care of. In order to have successful peace negotiations, Israel and Palestine need to work much more aggressively to put an end to discrimination.
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